Tag Archives: International
The Modern Olympics just got a hell of a lot more modern
TweetThe BBC reports that after much speculation, Saudi Arabia will finally allow women to compete at the Olympics this year: The public participation of women in sport is still fiercely opposed by many Saudi religious conservatives. There is almost no public tradition of women participating in sport in the country. Saudi officials say that with [...]
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Brazilian airline kicks passenger off for sexist comments about pilot
TweetWhile American Airlines is busy kicking passengers off planes for being pro-choice, Brazil’s Trip Airlines is kicking them off for being sexist. Via The Huffington Post: A Brazilian airline says one of its female pilots tossed a passenger off a flight because he was making sexist comments about women flying planes. Trip Airlines says in [...]
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New maternal mortality estimates released; maternal health still a feminist issue
TweetWe deal with a lot of issues related to motherhood on the blog, and in feminism writ large: paid maternal leave, work/life balance, stay-at-home moms, single moms, mother’s day, breastfeeding. And the list goes on. But an aspect of motherhood that is sometimes overlooked in feminist spaces is maternal death, when a woman dies in [...]
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Chen Guangcheng, reproductive rights activist
TweetHave you guys heard about Chen Guangcheng? He’s a blind Chinese human rights lawyer and activist who has been occupying the news recently after making a dramatic late-night escape from his home, where he was being kept under house arrest against his will by the Chinese government. The reason for his years-long imprisonment (made famous [...]
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Celebrating Bastille Day, feminist style